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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

1979Movie1 h 53 min

ComedyMystery
61
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.9

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Story

Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.

Cast

24 of 34

Crew

Directed by
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Written by
Kōichi Saitō, Seishi Yokomizo, Akira Nakano
Produced by
Haruki Kadokawa
Music by
Katsumi Kobayashi

Everyone

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Facts

July 14, 1979 · 1 h 53 min · Comedy, Mystery

Released
July 14, 1979
Runtime
1 h 53 min
Genres
Comedy, Mystery
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Available in
1 country

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Questions about The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

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Where can I stream The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi worth watching?

61
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61 (IMDb 5.9).

Is The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi a sequel?

  1. Ghost Man (1954)
  2. Vampire Moth (1956)
  3. Devil's Nursery Rhyme (1961)
  4. The Inugami Family (1976)
  5. Lullaby to Kill (1977)
  6. Island of Hell (1977)
  7. Village of Eight Gravestones (1977)
  8. Queen Bee (1978)
  9. The House of Hanging (1979)
  10. The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
  11. Island of the Evil Spirits (1981)
  12. The 8-Tomb Village (1996)
  13. Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006)

Yes: it's movie 10 of 13 in its series, after The House of Hanging (1979) and before Island of the Evil Spirits (1981).

Is The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.